SOC Shift Leader
4 days ago
Stevenage
đ SOC Shift Lead â Defence & National Security đ On-site | 24Ă7 Operations đˇ Up to ÂŁ70,000 + shift allowance + bonus DV Clearable. An opportunity to step into a front-line leadership role within a high-profile, mission-critical Cyber Security Operations Centre, supporting defence and national security operations. As a SOC Shift Lead, youâll take ownership of live operations on shift â leading analysts, maintaining operational discipline, and ensuring security events are handled calmly, consistently, and professionally in a real-world threat environment. This role is ideal for a senior analyst or deputy lead ready to take the next step into shift leadership within a defence-grade SOC. As the SOC Shift Leader, you will: ⢠Owning SOC operations during your shift, ensuring continuity, quality, and clean handovers, ⢠Leading and supporting Tier 1 and Tier 2 analysts in a 24Ă7 environment, ⢠Enforcing standards across alert triage, investigation, response, and documentation, ⢠Acting as the first point of escalation for non-critical incidents, ⢠Coaching analysts through investigations and supporting ongoing skills development, ⢠Working closely with the SOC Manager, CTI, and Incident Response teams, ⢠Feeding back operational improvements into SOPs, playbooks, and workflows If your SOC role includes this could be the next step for you. ⢠Proven experience working in a SOC environment across network, infrastructure, and OS security, ⢠Confidence leading teams on shift and keeping standards high under pressure, ⢠Experience mentoring analysts, supporting QA, or peer review processes, ⢠Strong written and verbal communication skills, ⢠Solid understanding of the OSI model and core protocols, ⢠(DNS, HTTP/S, SMTP, SSL, FTP/S, LDAP/S), ⢠Hands-on exposure to SIEM platforms and/or packet capture tools Why consider this role? ⢠Genuine leadership responsibility in a defence-critical SOC, ⢠Exposure to real-world threats, not simulated environments, ⢠Clear pathway into SOC management or senior operations roles, ⢠Work that directly contributes to national security If youâre ready to step into a shift leadership role with real responsibility and real impact, this is absolutely worth a conversation.
